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Alder tongue

Taphrina alni (Erlen-Narrentasche) caused by a "a fungal plant pathogen that causes Alder Tongue Gall, a chemically induced distortion of female Alder catkins" ( www.naturespot.org.uk/species/alder-tongue ).

 

Seen at Hengistbury Head in Dorset

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Uploaded on July 18, 2023
Taken on July 18, 2023